Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-31
THE CRIMINAL RECORD.

JAN. 23.-Eight masked men robbed a train in
Texas, securing $1,000.
H-Thomas j. Cluverus hanged in Richmond,
Va, for the murder of Fanny Lillian Madison.
16-Bel and Hoffman confess to wrecking Mis-
souri, Pacific express.
25-Frauds amounting to 5000 discovered in
| Cincnnati's city government
29-Cashier Schroeder Of the Jersey City Ger
mania Savings bank, absconded with $4,000.
FEB John l. Lisle. discount clerk Of the
| First National bank of Baltimore, absconded with
$1,000 Alderman o'Neil of New York,
| found guilty. Later he was sentenced to Sing
Sing.
| John De Leon, New York, astrologer, con-
victed of abduction, sent up for fifteen years =
4.-Charles Ogden Ferris tTichborne claimantl
sentenced to five years Imprisonment for pension
| frauds.
15.-lsaac H. Vincent, defaulting treasurer of
| Alabama, captured in Texas.
&-Mrs. Roxalana Druse hanged at Herkimer.
N. Y, for murder of her husband. William Druse.
31.-W. A. Clark, New York postofiice clerk,
detected in theft of $40 in registered packages
MARCH i7.-Walter E Lawton, New York phos-
phate dealer defaulted In 81, 10000.
23.-James Hunter, of James John Hunter,
of Philadelphia. defauted in $4,000
24.-Janitor Titus, Of New Jersey, confessed to
| killing Tilly Smith, and his sentence was CON-
muted to Imprisonment for life.
26.-Discovery of body of unknown young
woman murdered at Railway, n. J. celebrated
Railway mystery
APRIL Warrants issued Ia Pttsburg, Pa,
for the arrest of 400 Pennsylvania railroad EN-.
ployes, charged with stealing goods from freight
cars.
Case of Chicago Doodle officials came up.
This matter excited great interest at the time.
Several are now serving out sentences Of the
court, having been found guilty of malfeasance.
McGarrigie, the leader, escaped some time after
this and is in the happy land of the Dominion OF
this time safe from Justice
lathe woman banker, Sarah Howe, left her
Boston customers in the lurch to the tune Of
$4,000
25.-Jacob Sharp arraigned for bribery In the
matter Of the Broadway New York. surface rail
road franchise.
MAY 1.-James NJ Taggart, paying teller Unior
Trust company, of Philadelphia, defaulted IL
100000.
ACCELERATED Standard Oil conspiracy case be
gun in Buffalo, lasting some days and ending ii
| verdict against the Standard Oil.
19.-s4,0oO train robbery reported from Texas
Marquis de Mores, the dressed beef man, placet
under arrest, charged with conspiracy.
JUNE 22.--Craig Tolliver shot in fight with Dr.
Logan in Rowan county, Ky.
2i.-Capt. Jack Hussey, the Castle Garden, New
York, life saver, died from shots6lred by Police
man Hahn. Hahn was afterward acquitted
29.-Jacob Sharp convicted.
july 14.--Jacob Sharp sentenced to state priso
y for four years and fined 5000.
13.-Pranzini, the notorious Frenchman, ser
fenced to death in Paris.
31.-McGarigle, who escaped from Chicago, a
rived in Canada
Aua 23-2OO indictments found against th
bank robbers at Ozark, Mo-; 10 indictments wez
for murder.
:. SEPT. i.--Pranzini, triple French murderer, Wa
guiIlotined.
= Frank Medically bank clerk at Saco, Me
8 absconded with S279 500 bonds and money
Nov. 10.-Jesse Pomeroy, boy murderer, 10.
his eyesight in his attempt to escape from prise
st Concord. Mass.
{ IA Second trial Of John ArensdorfY, charge
With the murder of the Rev Mr.. Haddock WI
begun at Sioux City, Ia Arensdorff was 81
7. Quilted.
2-Henry " Leslie and James A. l. Wilson,
q Philadelphia, sentenced to Six and eight year
respectively, for embezzling $700000 from Del
b ware and Chesapeake Canal company.
g.-Exvice President Harper, of Fidelity N
d tional bark of Cincinnati, on trial for wreckiI
Il the bank. At the conclusion Of the trial beii
70 found guilty, be was sentenced to ten years
prison.
h 29.-New York court of appeals reversed judi
d | Barrett's decision in case OF Jacob Sharp 81
N granted him a new trial Sharp was released q
sxt day.
J. l1e 81 Marion La Touche French banks
Ia committed in New York fos swndling women.